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Brazil Updates Ship Biofouling Standards to Align with IMO Guidelines
28 Jul, 2025
According to a recently released circular shared by Proinde Brazil, the Brazilian Navy has updated its ship biofouling regulations to align with the 2023 IMO Biofouling Guidelines. The new standards, implemented...
Crane Block Failures on IHI and IHI-WMMP Deck Cranes
04 Mar, 2016
Following the failure of a number of crane blocks on vessels loading logs in New Zealand in recent years, Maritime New Zealand has published a Safety Bulletin addressing the issue.
The incidents have...
Marine Diesel Engine Lubrication
23 Dec, 2024
In recent months several entered vessels
have experienced main engine breakdowns
caused by heavily contaminated lubricating
oil. All of the vessels were relatively new.
Panama Canal – Implements Disruption Charge for Harbour Movements by the Panama Canal Authority
27 Jun, 2023
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced the implementation of a disruption charge for harbour movements under Advisory to Shipping No. A-23-2023, which is effective on 01 July 2023.
Belarus
01 Mar, 2022
European Union (EU) sanctions have been in place against prominent individuals in Belarus since 2004 by way of the EU Common Position 2004/661/CFSP evolving into EU Regulation 765/2006, which sanctioned...
UK limits of liability
29 Nov, 2016
In our News Item of 4 June 2015 we reported that the increases to the limits of liability set out in the 1996 Protocol to the LLMC 1976 agreed at IMO would enter into force on 8 June 2015. The implementation...
Changes in the law affecting personal injury claims in China
12 Feb, 2013
The Managers are grateful to Messrs. Wang Jing & Co for their advice concerning a recent announcement by the PRC Supreme Court that the Rules for Trial of Cases over Compensation for Foreign-related Maritime...
No.4 2025/26 - Class 1 and Class 2 Policy Year Balances and Financial Position at 20 February 2025
14 May, 2025
The Report and Accounts for the year ending 20 February 2025 for The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg) were approved by the Board on 14 May 2025, who are pleased to...
West Webinar - Getting out of charterparties
28 Jan, 2021
Catch up on West's webinar on the 21st January that looked at all aspects of withdrawal, termination and suspension of service under a charterparty, with case study examples which can now be viewed via...
AM Best has reaffirmed our Financial Strength Rating
15 Oct, 2025
West P&I has again been assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) by AM Best. The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings)...